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I'm looking for a place to buy a house that is walking distance to a train station, has places to go out, and young people in their 20's. I've basically narrowed my search down to New Brunswick based on what I can afford. Now my question is, where are the nicer areas of New Brunswick? You can give streets that are nice, etc. I have heard North of Hamilton street is nice, but I'm really not that familiar with New Brunswick.
if you can afford it, I'd buy a nice condo or townhome near the downtown area of new brunswick - off of george st. the closer to albany st / the train station, the better. it's pricey though.
The condos in downtown New Brunswick are extremely expensive. I know someone who bought a 2BR for over 550k. There is really no "good" area of New Brunswick. Personally I would not buy anything outside of the downtown area. Most of the city consists of older homes and many are used as rentals for college students. The crime rate is very high in NB.
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Hello,
I'm looking for a place to buy a house that is walking distance to a train station, has places to go out, and young people in their 20's. I've basically narrowed my search down to New Brunswick based on what I can afford. Now my question is, where are the nicer areas of New Brunswick? You can give streets that are nice, etc. I have heard North of Hamilton street is nice, but I'm really not that familiar with New Brunswick.
Thanks in advance for your help.
"Nicer" and "walking distance" are relative terms. For me, I'd look in the following areas:
Lafayette Street which fronts Buccleuch park.
Near St. Peter's University Hospital along such streets as Huntington Street and New York Avenue. Keep in mind, however, that anything east of Huntington will get you into mostly leased housing for the students attending Rutgers. And with that will come the potential for noise and the various issues that come with that.
As others have mentioned, the condos that have gone up around Neilsen, Church, Paterson, and Spring Streets are pricey. But you may want to check them out nonetheless. Keep in mind that the Gateway Center is being built currently on the southbound side of the train station and is slated for completion by 2011. It will have residential units in it. Again, they will probably be pricey.
The other area of New Brunswick that you may want to consider, even though it is not within walking distance, would be in the area known as Dewey Heights which is off Route 18 S. The entrance street is Paulus Blvd. which leads onto Taylor Drive.
And the sad part is that used to be the ritzy, well-heeled section of the city.
I grew up on a street adjacent to Livingston Ave. My father was a college professor and my neighbors were primarily white collar professionals/small business owners. The homes in my former neighborhood have been turned into boarding homes, Mod cut: not necessary
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